Turku & the South Coast - Finland - page 168

Evening dinner cruises (€43 to €49), with dancing on the pier of the island of Loistokari
run from May to August.
M/S Rudolfina CRUISE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 040-846-3000; www.rudolfina.fi )
Harbour cruises include a 90-minute lunch cruise (1pm and 3pm; €29) and dinner cruises
(two-hour cruise 5pm; €29, three-hour cruise 7pm; €37) Monday to Saturday, as well as a
leisurely two-hour Sunday lunch cruise (2pm; €33) from June to August.
Rosita CRUISE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 02-213-1500; www.rosita.fi )
Rosita runs a one-hour cruise out to Vepsä island (€15 return) at 11am, 2pm and 5pm daily
from June to August, and occasional day-long adventures (€70) to the lighthouse island of
Bengtskär .
Jukupark Turku WATERPARK
( www.jukupark.fi ;Kurrapolku 1;admission €21, evening ticket from 4pm €15; 11am-5pm or 7pm
early Jun-mid-Aug)
Finland's biggest waterpark has 16 slides, plastic pirates and overexcited nippers. It's 3km
north of the town centre - take bus 2, 2A or 13.
Hirvensalo Ski Resort SNOW SPORTS
( 02-258-0221; www.hirvensalo.fi ;Kakskerrantie 111;lift tickets 3hr/day/evening only €22/28/23,
ski/snowboard rental €15/22, boot rental €10; 3-9pm Mon-Fri, 10am-8pm Sat, 10am-7pm Sun Nov-
Apr)
On the island of Hirvensalo, 6.4km south of Turku (reached by buses buses 14, 15, 55 and
56), you can ski and snowboard in winter. OK, so it's not a serious mountain (more like a
big hill), but there are five slopes, the highest of which is 60m high and 300m long. Sum-
mertime go-karting ( 044-516-7390; www.mcc.action.com/turku ;Kakskerrantie 111, Hirvensalo;
per 20min Mon-Fri €15, Sat & Sun €20; 3-8pm Mon-Fri, noon-8pm Sat mid-May-Jun & mid-
Aug-Sep, noon-8pm Mon-Sat, noon-6pm Sun Jul-mid-Aug) takes place here.